Week of Jan. 9 – Jan. 13, 2017
(Video 1:41) A Look Back at Marshall’s 2016
Work underway at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center is making it possible to send humans beyond Earth’s orbit and into deep space on bold new missions of space exploration. This video takes a look back at many of Marshall’s highlights from 2016 that are making the Journey to Mars a reality.
NASA Selects Marshall-managed Mission to Study Black Holes, Cosmic X-ray Mysteries
NASA has selected the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, IXPE, mission to explore the hidden details of some of the most extreme and exotic astronomical objects, such as stellar and supermassive black holes, neutron stars and pulsars. Principal investigator Martin Weisskopf, of Marshall, will lead the mission.
Construction Complete: Stand Prepares to Test SLS’s Largest Fuel Tank
Major construction is complete on NASA’s largest new Space Launch System structural test stand, and engineers are now installing equipment needed to test the rocket’s biggest fuel tank. Test Stand 4693 will subject SLS’s 537,000-gallon liquid hydrogen tank to the same stresses and pressures it must endure at launch and in flight.
Wind Tunnel Testing Underway for Next, More Powerful Version of SLS
As preparations are being made for the first flight of SLS, engineers at NASA’s Ames and Langley Research Centers are already running tests in supersonic wind tunnels to develop the next, more powerful version of the world’s most advanced launch vehicle capable of carrying humans to deep-space destinations.
Marshall’s Flickr Highlights Most Viewed Photos of 2016
To close out 2016, Marshall’s social media team collected the most popular photos of the year and compiled them in a Flickr album. Be sure to follow Marshall on Flickr, as well as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to stay updated on all of our happenings in 2017.
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